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No. 74,223l "Patented Feb. 1,1,"1868,

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IMPROVEMENT IN WHIPPLE-TREE BOOKS.

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Be it known' that I, WILLIAM H. HAWLEY, of Utica, Oneida. county, NewVYork, have invented a new and improved Whiiie-Tree Hook; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a. full, clear, and exact description ofthesame, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a. part ofthis specification, in which* Figure 1 represents a. side view of thehook. Figure 2, an end view thereof.

The shading in black represents the hook when the trace is hitchedto'it, and the red lines its position when the trace is being hitched oruohitched.

. The thimhle or socket A is cast so that the ring B will lslip onthe'front end, and rest against the shoulder `or bead A', which ring Bis held in place on the, other sidebjr the stop F, or any other similarcontrivance, an

arrangenient which allows the ring-to rotate freely on the thimble,butdoes not permit it to corne ni or slip out of place. The back side ofthe front end of the thi'tnble is cut away at D, as seen in the drawing,iig. 1, and the face of this part is also depressed crosswise, E, sothat the uncut face f the end of the thimble presents the 'appearance'of acrescent. The pointl of the hook, 0,' is ofsuch length as nearly totouch the thimble when the hook is in'the position it is when the traceis hitched to it, as seen in the dark shading in iig. 1. But the curvedand'depressed faces, I) land E, of the thimble are at some distance fromthe point of the hook `when it is turned round to the backside, as seenin the red lines in iig. The elect ofthis formA of the end of thethimble, in connection with the hook C, is, that when the trace ishitched and the hook turned forward, it is conlpletely locked in, .andwhen it is turned back, there is su'icient space between the point ofthe hook and the face D and E, to allwzthe insertion or withdrawal ofthe cockeye, ring, or trace-end, while it will not allow of the bitchingor nnhi'tching of thetrace when the hook is in any other position. Themode of using the while-tree hook will be obvious from the descriptiongiven.

This form reduces the hook to the simplest construction, and does awaywith all springs and catches.- It is i readily operated in bitchingl andunhitohing, with one hand, and the trace cannot be unhitched -byany-movement of the hook or trace, without assistance. l

Having thus described my invention, what I claim therein asmnen', anddesire tosecure by Letters Patent, is- 'lhe whiiile-tree hook,constructed of the thimble A, withfthe curved end D and E in combinationof the,

ringB and hook C, all constructed and arrangedsubstantially asdescribed, and for the uses'and purposes mentioned.`

WM. 'HL HAWLEY.

Witnesses:

JOHN G. Csocxnn, Guo. M. WEAVER.

